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Restaurant inspections in Kentucky
Who inspects, where the record lives, what the public actually sees, and whether it has to be posted on the door. Every line below links to the government source it came from.
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Who inspects
Delegated to county local health departments, overseen by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Food Safety Branch Agency page
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What the public sees
A numeric score out of 100 set by state regulation, where the rating is 100 minus point values for all violations; a score below 70 triggers a notice of intent to suspend and below 60 an immediate suspension. Presentation varies locally: Lexington-Fayette issues green/red placards and Green River District uses A/B/C letter grades. Source
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Posting the result
Posting rule varies locally. The state inspection form includes a checked item for Posted: Permit/Inspection/Hand washing, and some counties (e.g., Montgomery County) mandate posting scores near the entrance by ordinance; no single statewide posting rule was confirmed. Rule
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Food code in force
2013 FDA Food Code. The FDA Food Code is a model, not a federal mandate — each state decides which edition to adopt and how far to amend it.
| Where to search | Coverage |
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| Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Food Protection | County |
| Northern Kentucky Health Department inspection scores | County |
| Green River District Health Department restaurant inspections | County |
- Louisville Metro KY — Restaurant Inspection Scores Last updated 2026-06-28
If you run the restaurant
The record is public either way. The useful move is to read it before a customer does.
Pull your own record
Search yourself in the lookup above and read every line of the last three reports. Repeat violations are what escalate.
Work the ten risk factors
Most citations trace back to the same ten practices the FDA measures nationally. Run the ten-minute self-check.
Fix, document, re-inspect
Dated photos and a written correction log are what a re-inspection rewards. What to do after a bad inspection.
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